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| MILLAN FOUND * GULTY OF NURDER | Strand of Yellow Thread Con- vinces Woman Jurors—Life Term Recommended. THE THE EVENING STORY Seeing the Light. fice with a good deal of appre- hension. He had wondered wh he had wanted to see him. Now he kne JOHN BOWERS left the doctor’s of- spoken ver man, John, but a bit slow to see things. Lila has never been rugged and four babies and her housework have been quite a drain these 10 vears. “Your house is a big one and I noted Br the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, February 25.—A strand of yellow thread woven into two pieces of canvas in such a way that it attracted the eve of eight woman jurors helped to convict Dr. Charles M. Mc- | Millan of the “sack murder” of his em. | ployer. Mrs. Amelia Appleby, weahm‘ widow. The v_vesterday found the former | Colorado, Tex., physician guilty of first degree murder and recommended life imprisonment { The ) thread ran through the | canvas which was fouhd wrapped about the wealthy widow’s body and | through a similar picce discovered in | the slain woman's automobile in her | garage. Six of the eight women on the | jury agreed that the vellow thread had | been one of the strongest links in the | chain of circumstances upon which they convicted McMillan. “It didn't surprise me much,” the con- victed man stammered, in commenting | on the verdict. He was grave with the! same stoical indifference he maintained | throughout his trial. in which he ad- | mitted forging the ppleby will,” which | bequeathed to him the entire estate of his victim. The State declared the forged will was the evidence of the doc- | a murder motive. | der the California law the jury's recommendation makes the sentencing | set for next Tuesday mworning only a | formality. v's body was found De- cembe: 26 last. just off a roadway, 20 miles from her Los Angeles home. A bruised forehead indicated to the State | that she had been struck unconscious before being trussed up and dumped in the roadside brush. The county autopsy surgeon testified the wealthy widow of a Chicago inventor had died of exposure. Although the convicted man was put on the witness stand in his own defense, Lila still uses a hand-powered washer, and has no vacuum cleaner.” “Well, my mother used a washboard.” | John said this rather sheepishly, while a grin spread over his face. “True, true, but I don't see you using the kind of office equipment your dad had. I notice you have things pretty modern and convenient up there.” This had been what had set John thinking. Now, as the old doctor had said. John was a good man, and be- cause Lila didn't complain, he hadn thought of her work being too heavy. Why an electric washing machine must cost $150, an iron at least $5 and he understood a vacuum cleaner was $18 or §20. It seemed such an expenditure just to make housework lighter. Lila had supper on the table when John reached his pleasant, old-fash- toned house in the suburbs. He noted she looked tired. and for once was not | oblivious to the great rack of ironed clothes that loomed like a snowy moun- tain in front of him. He recalled, too, that Lila had never nagged or complained like so many women, and had proved a pretty square little partner through it all A year ago when he had the house wired she had been so happy, for the house was an old one although well built and comfortable. It had never been Lila had felt that nothing more should be expected for some time. Yes. the Bowers men were all a bit close. A dollar was a dollar with them. Still, as John pondered on the words of the old doctor, he was wor- ried. It was Friday morning, as Lila was eeping the rugs on the back porch, that a truck drove into the yard. The man inquired if this was where John Bowers lived, and Lila. surprised, had replied in the affirmative. “Unload,” he called to the men in wired, so when this was done, | was still engaged in this woman's pre- rogative when the old doctor came along. “What's all this about?” he inquired, a twinkle in his eye. “Oh, doctor, isn’t John a wonderful man? Why, now I won't have anything to do. “Well, play awhile, that's what you need,” added the doctor as he got into his car. It was a radiant Lila who ran to meet John as he came up the walk that night. Why, she looked better than she had for years. ohn, my rugs are like new. That vacuum cleaner is a marvel. No more hard washing, and an iron that’s neat- ed by electricity. I'm so happy. I can meet you downtown now and have lunch once in a while, and join the music club. Oh. what a_wonder man Benjamin Franklin was. Didn't he dis- cover electricity’ “He did,” replied John catching her jovial air, “but it took me a long while to see the light.” ‘THE END. (Covvrisht, 1 HIGH SCHOOL HEADS MEET AT ROCKVILLE Book on Creative Learning and Teaching Discussed by Mont- gomery County Gathering. Special Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., February | Principals and other high_school in- structors of Montgomery County met at the Rockville High School yesterday. Discussion centered chiefly on the | book. “Creative Learning and Teach- of Wisconsin. The meeting divided into groups to discuss the volume in its application to respective phases of high school work. William K. Klingaman, supervisor of high schools of the western Maryland counties, and Thomas W. Pyle, Mont- gomery County high school supervisor, assisted County School Supt. Edwin W, Broome in the conduct of the program. The next meeting will be held in March at the new Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School. " by Prof. Miller of the University | PLANS UNDER WAY FORG.0.P. PARLEY Rooms Being Listed for Con- vention Members and Others at Kansas City. By the Associated Press. KANSAS CITY, February 25.—Classi- fication of rooms for allocation to dele- gates, newspaper men and visitors to the Republican national convention nere in June was begun yesterday by Lafayette B, Gleason, New York na- tional committeeman and secretary of the national subcommittee on’ conven- | rool tion arrangements. Newspaper men would be assigned to hotels in the heart of the city, Mr. Gleason sald, and some delegates will be given accommodations in hotels in the residential sections. Assignment of delegations would not be made until April 1, Mr. Gleason said. He explained he w king a personal EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, .D.-T.. -SATURDAY, FEBRUARY o 1928, inspection of hotel rooms placed at the disposal of the national committee in order that the body might be in a better position to apportion them. Planning for News Gatherers. Meanwhile, James D. Preston, super- Intendent of the Senate press gallery, and J. Frederick Essary, president of the National Press Club, instituted a survey of working and living quarters for the correspondents who will cover the_convention. “In all the close-in first-class hotels,” Mr, Gleason said, “the newspaper men will be given space as their ratio is to the number of delegates.” This probably will mean that for every two delegates there will be one correspondent housed in the downtown section, Mr. Gleason complained that every applicant for a reservation ‘“desired a room or a sulte In the best hotel.” Wives were & problem, he sald, point- ing out that in the old days when wom- en were not active in politics the men felt well treated if hotel limitations compelled them to bunk three in a m. “A delegate now.” he said, “brings his wife, or her husband, as the case may be. This means many more rooms than we had to have in the old days.” Demand WorkingFacilities. Mr. Preston and Mr. Essary, the Washington correspondent for the Balt- fmore Sun, declared convenient working Thomas Hardy's Will R;d;ces Annuity For Widow Should She Remar By the Awsociated Press, :LONDON, February 35—The will of Thomas Hardy, noted novelist, as pub- lished in the Daily Mail toddy provides that if his widow should remarry the ?n‘r;uny granted her shall be cut to half. The will, disposing of an estate of £91,000, bequeaths the widow, Mrs. Flor- cnce Emily Dugdale Hardy, the novel- ist's household and personal posses- sions and an annuity of £600. Mrs. Hardy, in whose arms the writer died at the age of 87 on January 11, was 40 years his junior. Having achieved some success as a writer of she abandoned her children’s storie: facilities and living quarters for the newspaper men were essential and that the reporters were deserving of more consideration, perhaps, than the dis- tinguished guests. “Long hours, nervous waiting, strained reporting and incessant writing—those are the joys of the newspaper men at a national convention,” Mr. Essary said. Mr. Preston and Mr. Essary will go from here to Houston to look after ar- rangements for the Democratic national conv " MEXICAN STEVEDORES . SIGN GOVERNMENT PACT| ‘|Labor Agreement Reached After Suspension of Merchant Marine Service, ! By tha Assnciated Press. MEXICO CITY, February 25—A contract was formally signed yestgrday by the secretary of the treasury and representatives of the Stevedores’ Union of Tampico ratifying the Mexican gov- ment’s lease, free of charge, to the Stevedores’ Union of three coastwise merchant steamers, constituting the government-owned merchant marin The government suspended operations of the coastwise service because of labor troubles, strikes and disputes between the Seamen's Union and the stevedores. The Stevedores’ Union, a strong co-operative organization, thinks it. can resume and maintain the service if it can adjust the disputes with the seamen’s body. The latter belongs to Crom (regional confederation of Mexi- can workmen). but the Stevedore: Union is not afliated with Crom. career when she married the novelist i 1914 after the death of his first wifd. The will also provides that the widog is to have all of the royalties and othpr Ymceeds from Hardy’s writings for her lifetime and the use of Hardy's home, Max Gate, Dorchester. Hardy signed the will on Augnst 24, 1922, when he was more than 80 years old, and had no children. In granting his widow free use of Max Gate he provided, however, that after her death the house and grounds were to be held in trust “for the first child of mine who shall attain the age of 21 years.” There being no issue, the widow was empowered to arrange the disposal of the estate. ‘The will requested that a complete edition of Hardy's poe the work of his latter years, be published “at a reasonable price so as to be within the reach of poorer readers.” Busy Blue Danube. Correspondence of the Assoctated Prees. - VIENNA.—Merchandise traffic is now | One big electrical company kéeps a open the entire length of the Danube !staff of 2,000 persons to conduct, its re- and passenger traffic will begin in |searches and spends over $ ,000 & April. ar on this part of its worl Womdmarnd & Lothrap 10th, 11th, F and G Streets the truck. :e mffl-;_ld to deny or even mention the | ™ pgtonishment kept Lila silent. First ;icsme a ;hlmng‘ ne\:l lwnshcr. then . R AT ron, and, yes it really was the long- | CALCUTTA.—Becaus v The average cow in the United States | coveted but vainly hoped-for vacuum | frightened a pony ridden by ‘i"’r'exi.?{f% produced 3.700 pounds of milk in 1916; | cleaner with all the attachments.’ (and killed him, the Dalai Lama has 10(20})01;:1&« in 1821, and 4,500 pounds | When the men left Lila sat down |forbidden establishment of motor trans- 926. and cried from sheer happine: She 'port service across Tibet | No Trucks for Tibet. | Correspondence of the Associated Press. Homdward & Wothrop 3 10th, 11th, F and G Streets Five Smart Spring Dress Accessories "Architectural Pins —first introduced at the polo matches— ; are now the vogue for Spring costumes. The pins are designs taken from the facades of famous buildings like the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Pantheon and the Temple D'Amour —which is illustrated, $5. They are worn on hats or frocks. 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